Should Obama give peace a chance?

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani as they meet on the sidelines of a security summit Friday in Kyrgyzstan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Iranian President Hassan Rowhani as they meet on the sidelines of a security summit Friday in Kyrgyzstan. (Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry began meeting with his Russian counterpart in Geneva this week to discuss a Russian-brokered proposal for Syria to give up its chemical weapons. The White House insisted that the U.S. would remain ready to attack Syria, but also said the diplomatic process could take some time. Should the White House even be pursuing that process? Can Syria be trusted? Can their patrons in Russia be trusted? Or does opposition in Congress and from the American people to a military strike leave Obama no choice but to go the diplomatic route? Talk about it!